Comments on: Q&A: How to reduce the number of church meetings by 90%

By: PlugRug.com

PlugRug.com — Wed, 28 May 2008 04:17:52 +0000

How to reduce the number of church meetings by 90%…

How Tim has structured his ministry to have only 3 evening meetings a year!…

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Hit the Back Button to Move Fwd: tuesday randomness : link love — Tue, 20 May 2008 12:21:08 +0000

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By: Jeremy Blount

Jeremy Blount — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:11:27 +0000

I think to keep and your life SIMPLE you cant be overloaded with meetings. I agree with time. Have a Executive team that you run details through and then keep everyone else in the loop via other methods. I have 1 meeting per month with my leaders before an event that they will already be at. Our church still has Sunday Nights so next year I am going to meet twice a month with leaders on Sunday Night. Once for YOUTH Ministry stuff and the other to build our leadership community 10-15 minute devotional and then just hangtime with adults.

Thanks for setting a good example tim.

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 15 May 2008 01:34:55 +0000

I stepped into a leadership position with a team that had been meeting monthly for several years. We have recently started meeting quarterly instead. In between meetings, I keep in touch with everyone on a one-on-one basis and we do a lot of email conferencing. It’s a new thing for us … but so far so good!!

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:10:21 +0000

@ jeremy – ya thanks. i do realize that. honestly 5 of those nights are ministry nights. however i may be seeing a big transition here in a few weeks. i can’t really say a lot about it right now…but it could be huge for me.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:51:03 +0000

Ya can’t do that Chris! You have to be willing to put value on your time over and above meeting for meetings sake.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:04:17 +0000

yeah – i’m busy 6 nights a week. so draining.

By: Matt Cleaver

Matt Cleaver — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:20:52 +0000

Amen, brother.

By: Tim Schmoyer

Tim Schmoyer — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:38:49 +0000

Personally, I prefer the 5 B’s of public speaking: Be Brief, Baby, Be Brief. :)

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:36:03 +0000

I think someone should write a book about keeping the KISS principle in meetings! That way we stop rehashing what was already rehashed. Say what needs to be said and leave. Stop having meetings just to have meetings! Hmmm… I think a book is coming on!!!

By: Tim Schmoyer

Tim Schmoyer — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:25:11 +0000

@ Jeremy: Yeah, it’s easy to get to that point where you’re spending more time in meetings talking about ministry than you are actually doing it!

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:22:08 +0000

The other idea here would be to include a meeting night! If you are forced to have a variety of meetings find a way to make as many of them coincide.

Think of it this way. There are tons of groups that have meetings throughout the month. Realistically you need to be at a few of them. Suggesting the idea of an all comittee night. Have each group meet before a council meeting if you have one of those and then do the job of bouncing in and out of each meeting that you might have to make a presence at.

I now have 1 night of meetings a month without all of the committing myself to extra nights throughout the month. Allowing myself and the Senior Pastor to be more present in the community instead of in committiee or board meetings. LOVE IT!